Confirmed with Link: Kapanen and Johnsson officially sign their extensions

[56 Years No Cup]

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I could see Kadri being moved to wing, only if they felt Nylander would be stronger to drive a line.

Are you one of those guys who says we need to trade Kadri because we can't afford a $4.5 m third line centre only to move a guy to centre that earns $7 m?

 

[Brun0]

So kapanen says in instagram that would want to play enewhere ealse.

How does the actions and greedeness sound compaired to that.

Honestly marner camp seem to have inferior complex of some sort because with contract he is asking. Maybe he should be a bit more humble?

Id say of the rfa contracts who are worth more:

Point

Rantanen who was topscorer in the playoffs, otacored mitch twice in 2 years

Aho

Laine scored 44 goals as a 19 year old(marner has scored as a 21 year old 26 goals

 

[DarkKnight]

Silly.

 

[CreeksideStrangler]

So kapanen says in instagram that would want to play enewhere ealse.

How does the actions and greedeness sound compaired to that.

Honestly marner camp seem to have inferior complex of some sort because with contract he is asking. Maybe he should be a bit more humble?

Id say of the rfa contracts who are worth more:

Point

Rantanen who was topscorer in the playoffs, otacored mitch twice in 2 years

Aho

Laine scored 44 goals as a 19 year old(marner has scored as a 21 year old 26 goals

wow thats a hard read. something about 44 goals...

 

[Stephen]

So kapanen says in instagram that would want to play enewhere ealse.

How does the actions and greedeness sound compaired to that.

Honestly marner camp seem to have inferior complex of some sort because with contract he is asking. Maybe he should be a bit more humble?

Id say of the rfa contracts who are worth more:

Point

Rantanen who was topscorer in the playoffs, otacored mitch twice in 2 years

Aho

Laine scored 44 goals as a 19 year old(marner has scored as a 21 year old 26 goals

The Marner camp seems to have made it a personal thing about being every bit as valued as Matthews.

 

[Cor]

Johnsson gets a 10 team no list in the final year of his deal, per capfriendly.

 

[Nylander88]

Are you one of those guys who says we need to trade Kadri because we can't afford a $4.5 m third line centre only to move a guy to centre that earns $7 m?

Exactly. He's a top 2 line winger with Matthews or Tavares or he's moved for a top righty D-man. Nylander could end up a good deal at 6.9mil per, but he's not worth that playing 3rd line C. You only move Kadri if he gets you a top 4 D and you can find a 3C at 2.5mil or less to plug in

 

[ULF_55]

So has Johnsson come out with his "love Toronto and to be here forever" clip yet?

I saw Kapanen's but haven't seen anything from Johnsson.

Did hear the Oilers are looking at a 20 goal scorer.

 

[Throw More Waffles]

So Johnsson scores 44 points as a 24 year old and signs 3.4x4

Lebanc scores almost SIXTY points as a 23 year old. What does he sign? 1 year, ONE million dollars.

What’s that over 2 years? 1.4?
3 years? A little under 2?
4 years? A little over 2?

Why do the sharks pay a 57 point 23 year old what prorates to just over 2 million x 4, and the leafs pay a 44 point 24 year old 3.4x4?

This is on topic, as it’s specifically looking at Johnsson comparables.

 

[Cor]

So Johnsson scores 44 points as a 24 year old and signs 3.4x4

Lebanc scores almost SIXTY points as a 23 year old. What does he sign? 1 year, ONE million dollars.

What’s that over 2 years? 1.4?
3 years? A little under 2?
4 years? A little over 2?

Why do the sharks pay a 57 point 23 year old what prorates to just over 2 million x 4, and the leafs pay a 44 point 24 year old 3.4x4?

This is on topic, as it’s specifically looking at Johnsson comparables.

Because Kevin Labanc should fire his agent.

Using Labanc in anyway as a comparable is laughable. The universal response to that signing was general disbelief of Labanc's camp signing that.

His projected contract on a 4 year term was 4.1M. AJ's was 3.7M

 

[dsf]

So Johnsson scores 44 points as a 24 year old and signs 3.4x4

Lebanc scores almost SIXTY points as a 23 year old. What does he sign? 1 year, ONE million dollars.

What’s that over 2 years? 1.4?
3 years? A little under 2?
4 years? A little over 2?

Why do the sharks pay a 57 point 23 year old what prorates to just over 2 million x 4, and the leafs pay a 44 point 24 year old 3.4x4?

This is on topic, as it’s specifically looking at Johnsson comparables.

Anamoly - Sharks convinced him to take a sweetheart deal with the promise of a larger deal later on. Labanc should have been at least 4 million on a 4 year.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

So Johnsson scores 44 points as a 24 year old and signs 3.5x4

Lebanc scores almost SIXTY points as a 23 year old. What does he sign? 1 year, ONE million dollars.

What’s that over 2 years? 1.4?
3 years? A little under 2?
4 years? A little over 2?

Why do the sharks pay a 57 point 23 year old what prorates to just over 2 million x 4, and the leafs pay a 44 point 24 year old 3.5x4?

This is on topic, as it’s specifically looking at Johnsson comparables.

Get back to this next season when Leblanc likely gets overpaid to make up for it. We just decided to pay Johnsson now.

Pretty sure Leblanc took the team friendly deal on purpose so his team could afford to re-sign some guys this year with the knowledge and promise that it would get made up next year.

Shocking to learn that players will actually do these sorts of things for teams, but it does happen.

By doing this, SJS should have enough money to afford Thornton and Marleau for one more kick of the can together and next year SJS has some cap space opening up from some overly pricey depth guys (Karlsson, Dillion, Dell) whom they could replace with guys making half as much or less.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

Anamoly - Sharks convinced him to take a sweetheart deal with the promise of a larger deal later on. Labanc should have been at least 4 million on a 4 year.

If he has another season like he just had, that could easily go up to 6 mill next year too.

Fringe cuts won't be enough at that point.

 

[Throw More Waffles]

Anamoly - Sharks convinced him to take a sweetheart deal with the promise of a larger deal later on. Labanc should have been at least 4 million on a 4 year.

Gm convinces player/agent to take a sweetheart deal?
I always read about such mythical things. Too bad Toronto’s gm can never make it happen.

 

[Madap]

So Johnsson scores 44 points as a 24 year old and signs 3.4x4

Lebanc scores almost SIXTY points as a 23 year old. What does he sign? 1 year, ONE million dollars.

What’s that over 2 years? 1.4?
3 years? A little under 2?
4 years? A little over 2?

Why do the sharks pay a 57 point 23 year old what prorates to just over 2 million x 4, and the leafs pay a 44 point 24 year old 3.4x4?

This is on topic, as it’s specifically looking at Johnsson comparables.

One player getting underpaid doesn't mean we overpaid for Johnsson.

Not to mention, how are you getting your projection that if he signed for 4 years his cap hit would be a little over 2? That's based on nothing. Lebanc signed a cheap deal for one year as a "prove it" deal. If he scores 60 points again next year he will get paid far more than 3.4, and you know this. The leafs would rather not have taken the same risk with Johnsson. They'd rather give him some extra up front with more term so they don't have to pay another 5-6 million dollar forward next year.

 

[dsf]

If he has another season like he just had, that could easily go up to 6 mill next year too.

Fringe cuts won't be enough at that point.

I would bet that was the sell job; forget 4 x 4, you'll be 6 x 6 but we need you to take 1 x 1 for this year.

 

[dsf]

Gm convinces player/agent to take a sweetheart deal?
I always read about such mythical things. Too bad Toronto’s gm can never make it happen.

I mean, the alternative is that he is a complete idiot only eclipsed by the fact that his agent is an even bigger idiot so.. it's gotta be that lol.

 

[SeaOfBlue]

I would bet that was the sell job; forget 4 x 4, you'll be 6 x 6 but we need you to take 1 x 1 for this year.

I wonder if Marner would do that deal

 

[dsf]

I wonder if Marner would do that deal

Paul Marner forbids helping the evil Maple Leafs

 

[Martin Skoula]

Gm convinces player/agent to take a sweetheart deal?
I always read about such mythical things. Too bad Toronto’s gm can never make it happen.

I mean we just signed vets that deliberately declined signing bonuses to help out with the cap. Are you upset about Dubas getting term cost certainty? Somehow I don't think giving Johnsson a 1-year "prove it" deal and playing him with Matthews/Tavares is a good idea long-term.